SNEAKER SCULPTURES

PROJECT: Personal explorations of color, materials and shape for footwear. I learned this method in a virtual workshop with designer and sneaker collagist Helen Kirkum.
DATE: 2020

RED, WHITE + GOLD

Reworking a classic. Featuring a metallic back tab, graphic vamp and toe box, with solid red eyestay + laces.
Created with a New Balance shoebox, cardboard recycling + masking tape.

New Balance Paper Sneaker Sculpture by Sophia Naureen Ahmad - Helen Kirkum

SEA CREATURE

A plimsoll silhouette inspired by deep sea creatures. Featuring a solid blue outsole, graphic back tab, reflective vamp and laces + iridescent toe cap. Created with cardboard recycling, masking tape + material scraps.